Definition for Cordon:

• kor'don, n. a cord or ribbon bestowed as a badge of honour: ( fort.) a row of stones along the line of a rampart: in military operations, a line of sentries within sight of each other, guarding a place to prevent the passage of unauthorised persons.-- CORDON BLEU, originally the blue ribbon which in France supported the insignia of the order of the Holy Ghost-- transferred to other first-class distinctions, and playfully to a first-class cook; CORDON SANITAIRE, a line of sentries to guard a place infected with contagious disease. [ Fr.]

Synonyms for Cordon:

• n.

  •
  • procession,
  • column,
  • caravan,
  • line,
  • flow,
  • file,
  • phalanx,
  • crocodile,
  • chain.
  •artifact (noun)
  • cordon.
  •badge (noun)
  • identification,
  • token,
  • symbol,
  • brand,
  • stamp,
  • mark,
  • cordons,
  • medallion,
  • device,
  • shield,
  • marker,
  • pin,
  • sign,
  • insignia,
  • motto,
  • scepter.
  •circle (noun)
  • bowl,
  • zodiac,
  • crown,
  • orbit,
  • circus,
  • round,
  • corona,
  • horizon,
  • revolution,
  • band,
  • coil,
  • stadium,
  • wheel,
  • enclosure,
  • aureole,
  • vortex,
  • record,
  • bracelet,
  • amphitheater,
  • circumference,
  • compass,
  • circlet,
  • cycle,
  • hoop,
  • belt,
  • meridian,
  • wreath,
  • ring,
  • circuit,
  • disk,
  • halo,
  • sphere,
  • lap,
  • periphery,
  • perimeter,
  • turn.
  •cordon off (noun)
  • encircle,
  • surround,
  • fence off,
  • isolate,
  • separate,
  • enclose,
  • close off.
  •gyre (noun)
  • parallel of.
  •rank (noun)
  • series.
  •ribbon (noun)
  • binding,
  • bow,
  • strip,
  • stripe,
  • tape,
  • streamer,
  • braid,
  • trimming,
  • decoration,
  • award,
  • Banderole,
  • fillet,
  • prize.

• v.

  •quarantine (verb)
  • confine,
  • seclude,
  • keep apart,
  • segregate,
  • restrict,
  • seal off,
  • sequester,
  • detach,
  • insulate,
  • remove,
  • block off.
  •seclude (verb)
  • blacklist,
  • closet,
  • banish,
  • oust,
  • alienate,
  • reject,
  • eliminate,
  • ostracize,
  • boycott,
  • exclude,
  • deport,
  • evict,
  • expel,
  • cloister,
  • extradite,
  • extirpate,
  • expatriate,
  • screen,
  • excommunicate,
  • eject,
  • disbar,
  • blackball,
  • exile.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • single file.
  •
  • queue.
  •
  • train.

Paraphrases for Cordon:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ribbon, closure, ring, string, strand, zone.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    umbilical.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cord.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bead, lanyard, cord, belt.

Antonyms for Cordon:

• n.

  • circle
    center, middle, interior, stagnation, inside.

• v.

  • quarantine
    desegregate, release, unite, join, let go, free, combine.

Cordon Sentence Examples:

• Officers and men had formed a sort of cordon, and from the gallery several ladies looked down and waved handkerchiefs.

• Thus, adroitly and swiftly, with deadly precision, the pack had formed a horseshoe cordon of fangs from which there was but one course of flight - straight ahead.

Homophones for Cordon:

• cardamum, creatin, cortina, cretin, cretan, c-ration, carotenemia, cordone, cardamom, cardium, cardamon, crouton, ceratin, Crete Dittany, cartoon, cardoon, carotin, craton, carton, croton, creation, ceratonia, creatine, cardamine, certain, cretonne, Cicer Arietinum, curtain, carotene, cyrtomium, credit union, croatian, chardonnay.

Hyponym for Cordon:

• n.

  • artifact
    adornment.
  • communication
    insignia.
  • group
    series.